I'tikaaf in other than Ramadhaan and its duration*Please appropriately reference
this fatwa to: www.fatwa-online.com, thankyou!*Question:
Is [engaging in] i'tikaaf in other than Ramadhaan permissible? And what is its [legislated] duration?

Response:
[Engaging in] i'tikaaf is permissible at any time during Ramadhaan and other than it; However, [engaging in] i'tikaaf during Ramadhaan is better [as it is] in accordance with [what] the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
'alayhe wa sallam) [did], as well as for the superiority of the time (the month of Ramadhaan). And [engaging in i'tikaaf] does not have any specified duration, [however] the longer the duration [one engages in i'tikaaf] the better, so long as [doing so] does not occupy him from that which is more important than it from [other] acts of worship as well as seeking provision (i.e. maintaining one's job).